Monday, June 11, 2007

INDY PRIDE 2007 (from my vantage point of view)

What a great day!! It was a long one, but a perfect day, overall. Clear Blue skies, a gentle breeze. The weather was perfect. The day started with me walking along side the Talbott Street float (The Swan) for the parade which started at 10:00am. It was great to see such a great turnout and participation for the parade. It seems that it gets bigger every year. While walking with the float, I helped to toss and hand out beads and various promotional items to the spectators. After the parade was over, I actually walked back to my car (the reverse of the entire parade route) and headed home to rest for a little while until meeting with Justin and Mykal a little bit later. I met up with them a little after 2:00pm and hung out for a little while and then walked around the festival. I checked out and visited the Talbott Street and the JPMorgan Chase booth, as well as checking in at the stage to see if anything was needed. Here are a few of the pictures that I took throughout the day. I met David and Aaron over at the beer tent, closer to, well, by that point I had lost track of time, but anyway, we went back to sit in the grass to relax for a little bit with Justin and Mykal. After that we went over to the stage area and watched the Ultra Nate performance, and ran into several other people while checking out the performance. Here are a few of those shots. After a 2 hour disco nap, I headed out to Talbott Street to meet up with Stuart and check things out and to meet the DJ, Randy Bettis. Here is what I experienced. Overall, another great Pride Day here in Indy. (06.09.07)